The Passing of Albert Bozcar
Albert passed away peacefully on Monday, June 1, 2009 at the age of 92. He had a remarkable life rich with laughter and love and he impacted many people for the better. A memorial service will be held on June 20 at 2:00 PM at the Stockton Presbyterian Church in Stockton, NJ. To view his obituary click here.
2009 US Amateur East Results
The 2009 USAE tournament last week drew over 200 players total. Congratulations to our new national eastern champion Sandi Hutama as well as all those who played. to take a look at the results in all the sections click here. To download a database of the games turned in click here. If you have any games that were played at this tournament that are not in this database please email them to here so that they can be added.
2009 USATE Chessbase File - 599 Games!
For everyone who played in the US Amateur Team East, here is the chessbase file for the games that were collected. In order to download it, click here.
2009 World Amateur Team Results
As another President's Day passes, so does the 39th Annual World Amateur Team!!! Congratulations to Palin Gambit:
Give Up for winning for winning first place with a perfect 6-0 score, as well as all teams that participated. If you have won a prize,
please email us your address (even if you left it at the site) in order to insure it is delivered to you
promptly and at the correct address. For a full list of prizes click here.
To download a pdf of the last round wall charts in standings order click here. To see the individuals wall chart,
click here.
Here are a few Results:
Places:
Top Team (Dennis Barry Award): Palin Gambit: Give UP
2nd Place: Black's First Move - President Obama
3rd Place: UR Outrated: Give Up
4th Place: Quantum of Soltis
5th Place: 1. d4
State Prizes:
CT: New Britain Prodigies
DE: The Day the Chess Board Stood Still
MD: UR Outrated: Give Up
MA: BU Terriers
NJ: 1.d4
NY: Mating Season
PA: MMMm
VA: TJ-A